ex

assage of time and more a violen

p within the Silver Moon territory, a fortress of solitud

tern woman named Martha, to over

up into my trembling hands. "The White Wolf blood is aggressive. It's cannibalizing the weak Omega traits an

, thrumming companion. My bones ached as

I could hear a squirrel's frantic heartbeat from a hundred yards

racted me from the gaping hole i

n," I told Dani

casualness. He came every day. He never pushed, never tried to claim me. He

Alex," he said gently, though his ambe

eed to be strong. For

t, his gaze searching for cracks in

training daggers. "St

re too fast, my coordination lagging behind. T

embling legs to bend, picked t

air of shears and hacked o

in waves to the floorboards, s

b that exposed the sharp angle of my jawline. My eyes, once a

who cooked breakfast and waited

yn

uite felt l

my bare feet. I opened the cabinet, looking for..

Faded into memory, scrubbed away

ng messages

Just tell me

ids are ask

I'm

ddening, echoing sil

s had cleaned it, removing all traces of

ked behind the lamp, w

er band I bought when we were teenagers, before I became Alpha, befor

engraved in tiny

tching the ring until th

ir

the doorway. He looked uncomfortable,

napped, my voice

nal. The one Iliana claim

nd

inside the Pack House, Alp

en instantly boiled.

' that went after Luna Alex... th

my palm like a physical anchor.

rumors, Alpha. Rumors f

t out,

has been seen in Sosa

d. The world ti

Wolf. Th

oed in my mind: You have no ide

ttress. It was a text fro

is a

ped th

asn't just my Mate. She was some

as with D

the windows. My wolf clawed at the surface, demandi

my eyes flashing a violent gold.

t of war," Marcus wa

t the wall, hearing it crack against the plas

voice whispered the tr

rs. And you